The move poses a whole slew of questions that reflect on the very essence of Silver Lake as a neighborhood.

Can the area cosmically sustain any more douchery of the type Whole Foods is likely to foster? Will the Silver Lake Trader Joe's lose its coveted spot as L.A.'s most important organic clusterfuck? And will this absolutely ruin one of the last lovably scruffy corners of Silver Lake forever and ever, leading to higher rents, more insufferable rich hipster moms, and less actual personality and fun -- like the (very) nearby Red Lion Tavern?